University of Memphis Athletics
2022 Softball Roster
Gracie Morton
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Burleson, Texas
- NIL:
- L/L
Honors
- 2022 AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 28, March 7, April 4)
- 2020 AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 24, March 2)
- 2021-22 Elma Roane Award Recipient (PAWSCARS)
- 2019 AAC All-Academic Team
- 2019 NFCA Scholar Athlete
- Spring 2020 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Fall 2019 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean’s List
- Spring 2019 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean’s List
- Fall 2018 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean’s List
2022 (Senior)
- Currently leads the team with 65 hits
- Opened the season with a 14-game hit streak (Feb. 10-Feb. 27)
- Has 13 multi-hit games this season
- Went a perfect 4-4 at the plate with two runs scored against UT-Martin (March 6)
- Hit homeruns against Mississippi State (March 23) and East Carolina (March 26)
2021 (Junior)
- Hit .270 with 40 hits and three homeruns
- Had nine multi-hits games and drove in two or more runs on three occasions
- Hit a solo shot to left-center field against Mississippi Valley State (March 12)
- Went 2-4 against UT-Martin (April 6) with a run scored
2020 (Sophomore)
- Started in all 25 games in right field
- Led the American Athletic Conference with 11 doubles and 27 RBIs
- Ranked second on the team with a .386 batting average and 32 hits
- Her .639 slugging percentage was the highest on the team and she also led the squad with 53 total bases in a season cut short to the coronavirus
- Finished the year 5-for-7 in stolen base attempts
- Matched her career-high with four RBIs against Youngstown State (March 10)
- Finished the season with nine multi-hit games
- Led the team with seven multi-RBI games
2019 (Freshman)
- Started in all 55 games as a true freshman for Memphis
- Finished the season with a .252 batting average and 41 hits
- Led the team with 13 doubles
- Recorded 17 multi-base hits including three home runs
- Ranked second on the team with 32 RBIs
- Had six multi-hit games and a team-leading 10 multi-RBI games
Prior to Memphis
- Attended Burleson Centennial High School
- Helped lead her team to a 25-10 overall record, and a 13-1 district mark
- During that season she hit .580 with six home runs and 46 RBIs
- Boasted a 1.000 fielding average, committing zero errors on the year
- Set school records for the highest batting average in a single season and the most triples in a season
- Was named All-County Newcomer of the Year, All-County Offensive Player of the Year, TGCA All-State, TSWA All-State second team, All-County MVP, and TGCA All-State First Team
- Daughter of Morgan and Jeff Morton
